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MLB Season Records
Strikeouts per 9IP

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Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

1972 California Angels

192.83

2
Profile photo of Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

1990 Seattle Mariners

171.38

3
Profile photo of Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

1986 Boston Red Sox

164.29

4
Profile photo of Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2009 Arizona Diamondbacks

140.28

5
Profile photo of Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

1967 St. Louis Cardinals

137.37

6
Profile photo of Don Sutton

Don Sutton

1966 Los Angeles Dodgers

133.74

7
Profile photo of Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

1967 New York Mets

127.79

8
Profile photo of Greg Maddux

Greg Maddux

1988 Chicago Cubs

126.60

9
Profile photo of Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970 Minnesota Twins

121.86

10
Profile photo of Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2006 Detroit Tigers

118.13

11
Profile photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

1964 San Francisco Giants

117.56

12
Profile photo of Zack Greinke

Zack Greinke

2005 Kansas City Royals

116.02

13
Profile photo of CC Sabathia

CC Sabathia

2001 Cleveland Indians

115.33

14
Profile photo of Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina

1992 Baltimore Orioles

115.18

15
Profile photo of Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez

1994 Montreal Expos

110.89

16
Profile photo of Phil Niekro

Phil Niekro

1967 Atlanta Braves

110.83

17
Profile photo of John Smoltz

John Smoltz

1989 Atlanta Braves

110.29

18
Profile photo of Jon Lester

Jon Lester

2008 Boston Red Sox

107.53

19
Profile photo of Fergie Jenkins

Fergie Jenkins

1966 Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs

107.05

20
Profile photo of Tom Glavine

Tom Glavine

1988 Atlanta Braves

106.38

21
Profile photo of Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling

1992 Philadelphia Phillies

105.77

22
Profile photo of Frank Tanana

Frank Tanana

1974 California Angels

105.21

23
Profile photo of Chuck Finley

Chuck Finley

1988 California Angels

103.39

24
Profile photo of Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

1961 St. Louis Cardinals

101.78

25
Profile photo of Jerry Koosman

Jerry Koosman

1968 New York Mets

101.73

26
Profile photo of A. J. Burnett

A. J. Burnett

2001 Florida Marlins

100.42

27
Profile photo of Javier Vazquez

Javier Vazquez

1998 Montreal Expos

97.95

28
Profile photo of John Lackey

John Lackey

2003 Anaheim Angels

96.39

29
Profile photo of Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1908 Washington Senators

94.76

30
Profile photo of Cole Hamels

Cole Hamels

2007 Philadelphia Phillies

94.40

31
Profile photo of David Cone

David Cone

1988 New York Mets

93.44

32
Profile photo of Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1964 Detroit Tigers

92.65

33
Profile photo of Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

1995 New York Yankees

91.38

34
Profile photo of Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning

1957 Detroit Tigers

90.51

35
Profile photo of Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon

1998 Cleveland Indians

89.62

36
Profile photo of Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

88.96

37
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

1979 Detroit Tigers

87.65

38
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

1965 Chicago White Sox

86.80

39
Profile photo of Mark Langston

Mark Langston

1984 Seattle Mariners

85.47

40
Profile photo of Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez

2006 Seattle Mariners

85.19

41
Profile photo of Kevin Appier

Kevin Appier

1990 Kansas City Royals

84.87

42
Profile photo of Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

1989 Texas Rangers

84.51

43
Profile photo of James Shields

James Shields

2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

84.38

44
Profile photo of Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn

1947 Boston Braves

83.55

45
Profile photo of Dan Haren

Dan Haren

2005 Oakland Athletics

83.08

46
Profile photo of Early Wynn

Early Wynn

1942 Washington Senators

82.35

47
Profile photo of Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer

1987 Chicago Cubs

81.96

48
Profile photo of Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1964 Cleveland Indians

81.29

49
Profile photo of Andy Benes

Andy Benes

1990 San Diego Padres

80.55

50
Profile photo of Orel Hershiser

Orel Hershiser

1984 Los Angeles Dodgers

80.34

51
Profile photo of Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

79.07

52
Profile photo of Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

1961 Minnesota Twins

78.09

53
Profile photo of Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright

2007 St. Louis Cardinals

76.46

54
Profile photo of Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

2001 Chicago White Sox

76.34

55
Profile photo of Livan Hernandez

Livan Hernandez

1998 Florida Marlins

76.34

56
Profile photo of Dwight Gooden

Dwight Gooden

1984 New York Mets

76.21

57
Profile photo of Kevin Millwood

Kevin Millwood

1998 Atlanta Braves

76.15

58
Profile photo of Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal

1961 San Francisco Giants

75.88

59
Profile photo of Billy Pierce

Billy Pierce

1949 Chicago White Sox

75.81

60
Profile photo of Red Ruffing

Red Ruffing

1925 Boston Red Sox

74.74

61
Profile photo of Bob Welch

Bob Welch

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers

74.68

62
Profile photo of David Wells

David Wells

1990 Toronto Blue Jays

74.57

63
Profile photo of Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax

1958 Los Angeles Dodgers

74.51

64
Profile photo of Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925 Philadelphia Athletics

74.46

65
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

1965 Cleveland Indians

73.77

66
Profile photo of Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

1901 Philadelphia Athletics

73.07

67
Profile photo of Barry Zito

Barry Zito

2001 Oakland Athletics

72.75

68
Profile photo of Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello

2009 Detroit Tigers

72.59

69
Profile photo of Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo

1995 Los Angeles Dodgers

72.41

70
Profile photo of Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

1949 Philadelphia Phillies

72.31

71
Profile photo of Cy Young

Cy Young

1890 Cleveland Spiders

72.18

72
Profile photo of Rick Reuschel

Rick Reuschel

1973 Chicago Cubs

71.54

73
Profile photo of Ryan Dempster

Ryan Dempster

2000 Florida Marlins

71.46

74
Profile photo of Steve Trachsel

Steve Trachsel

1994 Chicago Cubs

71.36

75
Profile photo of John Burkett

John Burkett

1990 San Francisco Giants

70.79

76
Profile photo of Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando Valenzuela

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers

70.67

77
Profile photo of Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson

2000 Oakland Athletics

70.59

78
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

1975 Cleveland Indians

70.28

79
Profile photo of Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

1900 Pittsburg Pirates

69.93

80
Profile photo of David Price

David Price

2010 Tampa Bay Rays

69.86

81
Profile photo of Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1966 Baltimore Orioles

69.78

82
Profile photo of Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield

1995 Boston Red Sox

69.70

83
Profile photo of Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

1901 New York Giants

69.60

84
Profile photo of Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom

1934 St. Louis Browns

69.50

85
Profile photo of Cliff Lee

Cliff Lee

2004 Cleveland Indians

68.98

86
Profile photo of Jake Peavy

Jake Peavy

2003 San Diego Padres

68.98

87
Profile photo of Bob Feller

Bob Feller

1938 Cleveland Indians

68.82

88
Profile photo of Dazzy Vance

Dazzy Vance

1922 Brooklyn Robins

68.68

89
Profile photo of Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

1988 Texas Rangers

68.64

90
Profile photo of Milt Pappas

Milt Pappas

1959 Baltimore Orioles

68.47

91
Profile photo of Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez

1977 Baltimore Orioles

68.38

92
Profile photo of Camilo Pascual

Camilo Pascual

1956 Washington Senators

68.24

93
Profile photo of Gio Gonzalez

Gio Gonzalez

2010 Oakland Athletics

68.17

94
Profile photo of Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates

67.30

95
Profile photo of Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

1993 Texas Rangers

67.13

96
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1977 New York Yankees

67.04

97
Profile photo of Al Leiter

Al Leiter

1995 Toronto Blue Jays

66.88

98
Profile photo of Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford

1953 New York Yankees

66.40

99
Profile photo of Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish

2012 Texas Rangers

65.68

100
Profile photo of Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana

2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

65.17

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